Improving the Efficiency and Quality of Primary Source Verification

This Plan was concerned that key data elements were being overlooked, and the omission would severely impact their ability to fully evaluate provider applications, while increasing their susceptibility to audit risks.

To meet a projected increase in credentialing providers and improve the quality of its data, the Plan would need to hire two new associates. Because the cost of onboarding new personnel and building a fully automated PSV solution was impractical, the Plan decided to outsource their data verification needs.

The plan chose CAQH as their Primary Source Verification CVO since their experience working with CAQH for Credentialing had been a positive one. CAQH provided highly trained staff and technology automation to help manage larger file volumes while increasing the quality of the data.

A More Accurate and Efficient PSV Process

Automated staff workflow
The Plan’s team was spending at least 20 minutes per provider file manually importing data and additional time calling providers for missing data. CAQH PSV uses a combination of automated processes and a specially trained team to collect, import, validate and confirm provider data and finalize files.

Reduced audit vulnerability
As an NCQA-Certified Credentials Verification Organization (CVO), CAQH meets all regulatory requirements for verified data elements, reducing the plan’s audit vulnerability.

No data pass-through fees
CAQH bundles data extract fees and licensing databases as a flat-rate cost. This helped the Plan avoid overlapping service and data charges.